Station Stones, Menhirs in Amesbury, England
The Station Stones are four sarsen sandstone menhirs arranged in a rectangle within the Stonehenge site near Amesbury in England. Two of the stones rest on small earth mounds known as the North and South Barrows, while the other two stand as plain upright blocks directly on the ground.
The Station Stones were put in place during the third phase of Stonehenge, around 4,000 years ago, well after the earliest stones on the site had already been raised. They are part of a long sequence of changes that transformed the site over many centuries.
The Station Stones form a rectangle within the Stonehenge circle, pointing to a deliberate geometric plan by the builders. Visitors walking around the site can still read this layout today and get a sense of how the space was organized.
The Station Stones sit within the Stonehenge site, so access goes through the regular visitor area of the monument. Since the stones are spread across different points of the grounds, it is worth allowing enough time to walk the full circuit.
Although the mounds beneath two of the stones are called barrows, they contained no burials, which sets them apart from the typical burial mounds found across the region. Their exact purpose remains unknown, making them a puzzle within the larger puzzle of Stonehenge itself.
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